Text 31768, 55 rader
Skriven 2009-12-03 11:01:22 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 31708 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: let there be light
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> We keep some oil lamps handy (but need to get some oil) for thosetimes
 RH> "blip" or two.  I'd rather not try to read by the light of an oil lamp,
 RH> battery lamp (have a number of those too), candle or our propane
 RH> lantern but have done so enough times in my life time.

 NB> True, aging eyes seem to need a lot more light, as do certain close
 NB> jobs, like fine needlepoint.  :)   But the dimmer forms of light are
 NB> certainly useful in an emergency.  :)

Very handy to have around; we first started picking them up when we
lived down on the coast as emergency lighting when threatened by
hurricanes.  Sporadic power outages made sure we had a supply of back up
lighting; we bought a lantern for camping that got probably just as much
use in the times the lights went out.


 RH> We had several extended power outages in HI; one of them was right
 RH> near the time supper was almost ready.  Steve pulled out the propane
 RH> stove so we could finish cooking it and we ate by lantern light.  I'd
 RH> rather cook with gas than electric power, but we've had nothing but
 RH> electric stoves since we left AZ (March of 2001).  We've given most of

 NB> Gas and electric stoves each have their own pluses and minuses... :)
 NB> I've used both at various times, and for some things I prefer one, and
 NB> for others the other...  Right now what I have is electric... but I
 NB> get to use gas stoves every so often, so I mostly keep in practice for
 NB> both.

When we visit our older daughter I get to use a gas stove.  Steve thinks
they put more stuff into the air that would aggravate my asthma so he
isn't as wild about them.  I asked a pulmonology doctor some years ago
about it; he said the newer gas stoves are as clean burning as electric.
But, we've just gotten places that have the electric stove in our last
few moves.

 RH> our camping gear away but kept the propane stove and lantern--they have
 RH> been nice to have when the power has gone out.

 NB> I'm sure.  :)

Dinner by lantern light beats dinner by no light when it's dark.


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Ruth
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